Mandanas slams Noynoy for reneging on LGU vow
By Charlie Manalo 01/15/2012An erstwhile ally of President Aquino scored the administration yesterday for reneging on its words to strengthen the local government units (LGUs) by refusing to release entire amount of the internal revenue allotment (IRA) as provided for by law.
At the weekly Kapihan sa Annabel’s, Batangas Rep. Hermilando Mandanas said it was rather unfortunate for the administration which had been espousing its program of strengthening of LGUs but still continues to deprive them of their entitlement as provided for in the Local Government Code of 1992.
“This administration promised a lot of things and one of those was to strengthen the LGUs,” said Mandanas who was stripped of his chairmanship of the House committee on ways and means after refusing to sign the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Renato Corona..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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